Acadiana is known for a rushing attack that can destroy its opposition, but this was absurd.

By halftime Saturday night at the LHSAA State Farm Prep Classic presented by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, the top-seeded Rams already had shattered the all-time record for rushing yards in a Class 5A championship game, and they rolled to a 77-41 win over second-seeded Parkway in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Acadiana (14-1) had 382 rushing yards in the first half and 252 more in the second half.

The Rams were so proficient on offense that not only did they score 11 touchdowns, but they did so despite committing five turnovers. To further exaggerate the point, they scored 19 more points by themselves than the four teams combined in their previous two state title victories (over Sulphur, 13-10, in 2006 and over West Monroe, 21-14, in 2010).

In the third quarter, the Rams broke the 20-year-old record for rushing yards in any state title game in the era of the Prep Classic. Also, Acadiana, with 77 points scored, broke a nine-hour-old record for most points in a Classic game (63) that had been set by Vermillion Catholic in the first game Saturday.

The teams also shattered the Classic record for most combined points (81), which also had been set earlier Saturday by Vermillion Catholic and St. Frederick in the Division IV title game.

“That was a crazy football game,” Acadiana Coach Ted Davidson said. “They were giving up some things and we were able to take advantage of it. Our offensive line has played very well all year and these guys have been running the ball so well that when you combine those things, you’re going to have a heck of an offense.”

Meanwhile, the Panthers vaunted passing attack, led by LSU commitment Brandon Harris at quarterback, didn’t materialize until it was too late. It took Parkway (13-1) nearly 10 minutes to gain its first first down, and by then the Panthers already trailed 21-0. Harris fumbled once and was intercepted twice in the first half, as the Rams racked up a 42-13 lead at the intermission.

In the second half, the Panthers began to move the ball and were aided by two consecutive onside kicks to get within 49-35, but the Rams took control for good after that.

Edward Cormier, the game’s Most Outstanding Player, carried 30 times for a game-high 175 yards. His four scores are a Class 5A record for most rushing touchdowns in a title game.

“I was just seeing the holes from the O-line,” Cormier said. “I’m kind of speechless right now. I’m just happy right now. It’s something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.”

His brother, quarterback De’Edward Cormier had six carries for 142 yards and two jaunts into the end zone.

Elijah Leday, who scored twice on runs of 41 and 51 yards in the first 9:16, and Donovan Soloman combined for 21 carries for 219 yards and five touchdowns. All but Soloman hit the century mark in rushing in the first half.

“It’s pretty incredible," Davidson said. "I think we’ve done it once before (have four rushers with more than 100 yards), but not in a ballgame of this magnitude. We were running extremely hard and blocking well. You’re playing against a team where you’re getting a lot of possessions. A lot of times you can roll up a lot of offensive stats when you get that many offensive possessions.”

Though known for their offense, Parkway had done enough throughout the playoffs in four games on the road to advance. But on Saturday, they simply had no answer.

“Their front line, their backs are extremely quick and strong,” Panthers Coach David Feaster said. “You look at them and think they aren’t that big, but they run very strongly and hit holes extremely hard. The thing that allows them to do that is the offensive line. They’re big up front and they have a good scheme. They don’t look very complex or tricky and all that, but they have a great scheme. They come off the football every time and the holes are always there.”

The previous record for rushing yards in a 5A title game had been set by West Monroe in 1998 with 348 against Ruston. Haynesville collected 489 yards rushing in a 48-17 win over Riverside in the Class 2A championship in 1993. It was the first of four consecutive titles for the Golden Tornado.

Acadiana won all but one of their five playoff games by four or more touchdowns.

Attendance for the three-game set on Saturday was 23,209, and was 58,116 for the nine-game, three-day event.